81. Horse Talk Snakes Alive! Even some harmless snakes such as bull or gopher will imitate a rattlerby shaking their tails in dry leaves or dead grass. It may http://www.bayequest.info/horsetalk/snakes.htm

Horse Talk Horse Talk reports on subjects of interest to the Bay Area and California equine communities. Reader participation is encouraged. To respond to an article, suggest a topic, or submit an article for review, write to info@bayequest.com . To read past articles, visit the Horse Talk Archives Anyone who spends time in the outdoors should know how to identify poisonous snakes and how to stay away from them . In the United States, four poisonous snakes can be found rattlesnakes, water moccasins or cottonmouths, copperheads and coral snakes. The first three have fangs and are referred to as pit vipers. The coral snake has no fangs it injects poison with a chewing motion as it hangs on. Rattlesnakes range in size from the 18- to 24- midgets to the diamondback the largest of the rattlers. The diamondback often grows to more than 7 feet in length and weighs 20 to 30 pounds. It derives its name from the diamond-shaped blotches edged in yellow along its back. Along with its cousin the timber rattler, diamondbacks make their home in the western United States. The diamondback in the dry desert regions and the timber rattler in the upper elevations. The diamondback can be found in the Bay Area home while the timber rattler can be found up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

82. Western Diamonback Rattlesnake of a rattlesnake, but he examined the tail and found no rattles or buttons and concludedit must be one of those other snakes that resemble rattlers but are http://www.vtc.net/~buffalo/dback.html

Diamondback Rattlesnake Paul saw a 2-foot diamondback lying stretched out at dusk in the northwest quadrant of the land in November of 1999. It was not until July 3, 2000 that we had any further experiences. Paul untied and removed the tarp that covers our backup generator, exposing a little 13-inch snake lying on top of the air cleaner. It had the coloration of a rattlesnake, but he examined the tail and found no rattles or buttons and concluded it must be one of those other snakes that resemble rattlers but are harmless. He used a stick to pick up the snake and he set it on the ground, covered its head gently with his shoe, and grabbed it firmly right behind the head, curling his index finger under the head and placing his thumb on top of the head.. As he carried it into the utility building / office, it wrapped his body around his wrist, even sticking its tail under the bracelet there. Like a typical boy, Paul walked into the office to show Beth the snake. She looked at it for a moment, then said, "Paul, its tail is vibrating!". Paul used his left hand to touch the tail and sure enough, every time he touched it, the tail would vibrate like crazy. At this point Paul became convinced that he was in a very intimate contact with a very angry rattlesnake. A potentially ugly situation, indeed. He couldn't just drop it because it was wrapped tightly round his wrist. Whatever he did, he knew he had to continue to keep the head of the snake immobilized with his thumb and finger.

83. Rattlesnakes | Animal Facts | Chaffee Zoological Gardens Of Fresno ADAPTATION Rattlers, like all snakes, are effectively deaf but areexcellent at detecting motion and ground vibrations. Combine http://www.chaffeezoo.org/animals/rattleSnakes.html

Rattlesnakes CLASS: Reptilia ORDER: Squamata SUBORDER: Serpentes FAMILY: Crotalidae [Some authors use Family Viperidae, Subfamily Crotalinae.] Crotalus sp. ] and Sistrurus sp. CLASSIFICATION: The family Crotalidae includes all pit vipers (an adaptation discussed later) which separates them from the true vipers (e.g. the Gabon Viper) in family Viperidae, an Old World Family. Crotalum (L.) [ krotalon (G.)] means "rattle" like a castanet or clapper. Interestingly, sistrum (L.) [ seistron (G.)] means "s rattle." Genus Sistrurus includes the pygmy rattlesnakes, also known as massasaugas Massasauga apparently comes from the Mississauga Indians on the river of the same name in Ontario, Canada. RANGE: North America, Central America, one species extends south of Mexico well into South America as far south as Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Length: Some of the smallest species of rattlesnakes seldom exceed 2 feet in length, and some may exceed 6 feet (if they survive man and other dangers).

84. The Social Lives Of Snakes: Science News Online, March 27, 2004 Coluber constrictor priapus). This common snake doesn t inject venom,but it eats pygmy rattlers in the wild. Among pygmy rattlers http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040327/bob8.asp

Math Trek Pinpointing Killer Asteroids Food for Thought Science Safari Earth Image TimeLine 70 Years Ago in Science News Week of March 27, 2004; Vol. 165, No. 13 , p. 200 The Social Lives of Snakes From loner to attentive parent Susan Milius If the word snake pops into your mind in social situations, you're probably not thinking of a legless reptile. Indeed, the prevailing opinion among animal behaviorists for years was "very dogmatic that snakes weren't particularly social," says Harry Greene. "They courted, they mated, and that was it. Mothers abandoned the babies." Although Cornell University herpetologist Greene describes himself as a "total snakeophile," he says, "I was as blinkered as anybody else." But his view began to change one morning in 1995. MATERNITY WARD. Pregnant timber rattlesnakes often congregate near protective rocks and bask for months before bearing live young. Clark "I was sitting in my house in Berkeley reading the newspaper when the phone rang," he begins. It was David Hardy, a retired Arizona anesthesiologist who worked with Greene on radio tracking black-tailed rattlesnakes. "His voice was practically quivering," Greene remembers. Hardy described a rare sighting of a rattler, accompanied by newborns. Even more surprising, the mother and young ones would remain together for more than a week. The behavior of this radio-tagged mom, known to the scientists as superfemale 21, started Greene and Hardy toward revising their view of snake parenthood. They focus on pit vipers, the group that includes rattlesnakes and their relatives. Suddenly, old anecdotes and a rare study or two scattered throughout the literature became relevant.

85. Rattlesnakes - Snakes In Arizona - Western Diamondback Rattlesnake segments. If you can t get close enough to see if there s a rattleron the end of the snake, that s good! Don t get any closer! http://phoenix.about.com/cs/desert/a/snakes01.htm

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86. Florida Snake Removal - Control Of Florida Snakes hear. Most pygmy rattlers measure less than 18 inches in length. Itfeeds on small frogs, lizards, mice and other snakes. The Pygmy http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/snakes.htm

Services Prices FAQ Links ... Home Florida Snake Removal Snake Info: Florida is a home to 45 species of snakes. 6 of them are poisonous and a danger to humans. All snakes are carnivorous predators that feed on a variety of small prey. Like many predators, they can be beneficial in the elimination of unwanted vermin. However, many people are not comfortable having snakes around, particularly venomous snakes. NOTE: If you find a snake and you do not know whether or not it is poisonous, the safest thing to do is to leave it alone and call AAAnimal Control or another trapping professional. If you or someone else is bitten by a poisonous snake, you should immediately seek medical attention at the nearest hospital or medical facility. People are most likely to encounter snakes if their property provides good snake habitat. Like all animals, snakes are looking for a good place to hunt and live. Sometimes people just happen to come across transient snakes. A venomous snake is most dangerous if surprised or provoked. Many venomous snakes give a warning (such as the rattle of a rattlesnake) or other signs before striking, though this is not always the case. Snakes must be within striking range in order to inflict a bite. This varies by snake, but can be up to half the snake's body length. Most venomous bites fall under accident categories, and (as evidenced by the high number of hand and arm bites) careless handling or provoking. Let AAAnimal Control safely identify, capture, and remove an unwanted snake.

87. The Rattler's Cage The strike at my left leg left the fangs of the nearest snake caught in the cuffof my trousers. As the rattler turned its head back and forth, trying to http://www.deadwoodmagazine.com/Archives/Rattler.htm

The Rattlers Cage By Art Jones In 1939, when I was a high school junior, I managed to acquire a job as a “guide” at the Reptile Gardens in the Black Hills of South Dakota, a business started in 1938 by a man who spent his lifetime as a successful tourist entrepreneur. Guides were trained in the rudiments of herpetology and got a crash course in human nature. Our job was directing visitors around the snake pits, providing a lecture, and answering all questions. The pits were simply 10-foot square frame constructions dug into the ground, with a roof and an open side with a rail, designed only for summertime use. Visitors could lean on the rail as their guide jumped into the pit to talk about the creepy crawly creatures in that location. We all developed our own special techniques of becoming masters of the situation and working for the best tips possible at the end of the tour. Any given group of travelers could be counted on to repeat the same questions at each of the stops where we described the residents of that enclosure. We soon were aware of the importance of eye contact when we talked, to make visitors feel we were talking to them personally. One of the display pits was devoted to Crotalus Adamanteus, the Eastern Diamond Back rattlesnake native to Florida. These were large snakes, about the size of a man’s wrist, and four to five feet in length. Drop for drop, their venom was not much more deadly than other snakes, but they had an enormous venom sac. This was responsible for their deadlier position in the hierarchy of rattlesnake bites—they just injected more poison into the system of whatever creature they bit.

88. Wanted Live Rattle Snakes. end. The concept was I could catch the rattlers by placing the looparound the snake s head then pulling the noose tight. The hunt http://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/ToyahvaleTexas/ToyahvaleSnakeTale.htm

Exploring unvarnished Texas HOME NEW SITE MAP HOTELS ... Texas Forum Travel Hotels Cars Air Road Trips USA ... World Destinations Texas Destinations Towns Cities A to Z Towns by Region Ghost Towns Texas Trips ... Maps Texas Architecture Images Books TE Site Site Information Recommend Us Newsletter Contact TE ... "You must remember this ..." Neta's Snake Tale Toyahvale, Texas Neta Rhyne "Wanted Live Rattlesnakes" will pay $6.00 per pound. O ur oldest daughter started college in 1989 and since employment opportunities are few and far between in remote west Texas I began looking for ways to make money. One evening while reading the local paper I came across a want ad which read "Wanted Live Rattlesnakes" will pay $6.00 per pound. Now catching live rattlesnakes was not on my list of things I wanted to do but considering how many rattlers there are in these parts I figured this could be a profitable enterprise. Darrel made me an 8-foot long snake stick out of PVC pipe with a cable through it and a noose on the end. The concept was I could catch the rattlers by placing the loop around the snake's head then pulling the noose tight. T Now we had a problem, here was this HUGE rattlesnake wrapped around my stick and I had no clue how to get him to unwind so I could drop him into the trash can which Darrel had placed strategically in the bed of the pick-up. With the trash can being in the pick-up bed this meant I had to lift this killer reptile at lease 10' into the air, unnoose it into the trash can, get into the bed of the truck (with the snake looking up at me out of the trash can) and fasten the screen wire cover around the can with a bungee cord.

89. St. Petersburg Times Online: Pasco County News After about five were seen outdoors in one week, there isn ta teacher inthe school who hasn t studied up on pygmy rattlers and rat snakes. http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/27/Pasco/Teachers__kids_on_ale.shtml

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90. Snakes Beware! You Don’t Want ‘Big Jim’s’ Fate A visitor to Vincennes in 1816 attributed the lack of snakes to the Indian customof rolling plain of Knox County is not the sort of topography rattlers prefer http://rking.vinu.edu/snake.htm

Snakes Beware! You Don't Want 'Big Jim's' Fate From The Valley Advance , Vol. 19, No. 40, Vincennes, Ind., May 31, 1983 By Richard Day and Paul Ingram The Woods and Streams north of Jasper found a dubious honor in the natural history of Indiana a few weeks ago when two men who were canoeing a flooded stream spotted a large snake swimming uncomfortably close to them. After whacking it into oblivion with a paddle they took it to a conservation officer who identified the 42-inch-long serpent as a western cottonmouth , so-called because of its white mouth. Indiana suddenly became identified as the home of a fourth species of poisonous snake. The western cottonmouth joins the timber rattlesnake and copperhead of southern and central Indiana and the massasauga, found in northern Indiana swamps. The western cottonmouth, or water moccasin , has long been suspected to inhabit southern Indiana. One was reported in Gibson County in 1887, but its existence wasn’t confirmed. Persons who want to look for cottonmouths might note its dark brown coloring under black markings, a triangular head and a heavy body. One way of telling it from the non-poisonous copperbelly is to look it in the eye. If the pupil is round the snake is safe. If it is slit-shaped like a cat’s, it is venomous. Experts say that of the four poisonous Indiana snakes, only the rattlesnake’s bite is usually fatal. There is only one sure test of this rule of thumb.

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92. Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Implementation Team - Prairie Ecosystem rattler s jaws fit together looselyattached by a ligament almostlike a rubber bandso the snake s mouth can open very wide. http://www.blackfootedferret.org/pp-snake.html

Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) As its name implies, the prairie rattlesnake is found on the grasslands of North America. Rattlers may live 18-25 years. This snake's most obvious and well known feature is the rattle, consisting of loose-fitting rings of dried keratinized skin at the end of the snake's tail. When the rattler vibrates its tail, the separate pieces knock together, creating the rattling sound, which can be heard for several yards. It can vary the speed of its rattle and the sound, depending on the degree of annoyance it is experiencing. The snake adds a new ring each time it sheds, and since rattlers shed from 3 to 5 times a year, even a young snake may have a very long string of rattles. Rattlesnakes prey on rodents, lizards, birds, and their eggs. They are able to identify and kill their prey in total darkness. The rattler's heat sensors can detect the prey's body heat from a considerable distance. When the snake strikes, its head and fangs are precisely guided by additional heat sensors on its upper mandible. The rattlesnake's fangs are usually folded back against the roof of its mouth, but when the jaws open to strike, special muscles bring the fangs into position, and venom is pumped into the prey by glands in the snake's head. Rattler's jaws fit together looselyattached by a ligament almost like a rubber bandso the snake's mouth can open very wide. This is useful both for striking and for swallowing animals whole, since snakes are unable to chew their food. Bewarea rattlesnake's fangs and head muscles are capable of injecting venom even after the snake is dead!

93. ESPN Outdoors Depending on the mood of the snakes, Stewart and company will hold coiled rattlersin their hands. They ll walk barefoot among em. They ll even touch tongues. http://espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/columns/schara_ron/1412960.html

sLgTgRedirStr = ""; document.write( ''); document.write( ''); ESPN NBA.com NHL.com RPM ... COLUMNS Zip Code: Top Rated Outfitters Fishing Hot Spots Hunt/Fish Licenses Fish Destinations ... Contact us Snake, rattle and roll The rattlesnake may strike terror into some people, but not me By Ron Schara Host of ESPN2's I ain't afraid of rattlers, I don't think. The last time I crossed paths with a snake that looked like a rattler, I might have jumped out of my skin but I never called 911 or went totally beserk. I've always been cool around snakes compared to Bobby Brouillet. When Bobby and I were teenagers we used to spend our Saturday afternoons hanging out at Livinggood's Springs fishing for trout. Most of our buddies stayed in town looking for girls. Our mothers thought we were safer on the stream until the day Bobby Brouillet thought he heard the rattle of a snake. Bobby looked down. The sound was rattlin' mere inches from his trembling feet. Until Bobby did it, I'd never seen a human being turn white. "It's a rattlesnake," I yelled to Bobby when I was a safe distance away.

94. The Homeplace The Homeplace. rattler, whispered Irene as the snake began to coilits substantial length not one foot in front of them. They looked http://taleshomeplace.com/homeplac.htm

95. Rattlesnakes out for snakes. This is usually followed by some sage advice about rattlesnakes andhow to avoid them. Over the years, because little was known about rattlers, http://www.mountaintimes.net/F-W-Rattlesnake.htm

Test Your Knowledge About Rattlesnakes by Ben Hanson One of the things often heard in the Southwest during the warm summer is watch out for snakes. This is usually followed by some sage advice about rattlesnakes and how to avoid them. Over the years, because little was known about rattlers, there have been numerous legends that people tend to accept as facts about rattlesnakes. To learn more about rattlesnakes, let’s first take a little test. True or False? - You can tell the age of a rattlesnake by counting its rattles. - Rattlesnakes always rattle before they strike. - Rattlesnakes can’t swim. - Rattlesnakes have acute hearing. - A rattlesnake can strike the full length of its body. - A rope surrounding a campsite will keep rattlesnakes away. - Anyone bitten by a rattlesnake will die. - Newborn rattlesnakes are harmless. At birth, baby rattlesnake have one button or rattle that is not exposed until it sheds its skin the first time about ten days after birth. T h en, each time it sheds its skin it adds another rattle. In some areas of the country this occurs once or twice each year, but in southern areas it may be as high as four or five times a year. In addition, few rattlesnakes are able to keep their string of rattles intact. They often lose segments due to normal wear and tear, so a snake with over 10 rattles is very rare even though it may be over 20 years old. A coiled rattlesnake may or may not "buzz" before it strikes. Why a snake rattles is not fully understood, but they don’t always rattle. The best guess is that buzzing is a defense mechanism that they developed to keep from being stepped on by larger animals, such as the 100 million bison that once roamed the plains.

96. News @marillo Globe-News: SNAKES ALIVE! 3/16/97 Back in Sweetwater, Jaycees were busy cooking up fried rattlers, showing off theirhuge snake pits and milking snakes to develop antivenin for snakebite http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/031697/snakes.html

SNAKES ALIVE! Sweetwater tradition rattles on Web posted 3/16/97 By JIM McBRIDE Globe-News Special Projects Writer SWEETWATER - The battered bus lurched into gear as it wound around the dusty red trail heading up to Booger Daniels' spread. Bullet-riddled road signs, a tattered couch, some scrubby mesquites and the rusty skeleton of another bus led to the lair of the western diamondback, the decades-long nemesis of the Sweetwater Jaycees. Bus driver Mike Lee apologized for the bouncy ride as he wheeled into Booger's sprawling ranch. Mike was one of the drivers who braved this year's Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlesnake Roundup, billed as the largest on the planet. As the bus made its way along the trek, Lee explained that this was rattlesnake territory, always had been and always would be. ``This whole area, it's fulla snakes,`` he said, matter of factly. ``They can swim, climb stairs, anything.'' Booger - nobody 'fessed up to knowing his real name - kindly offered the use of his rock-sprawled terrain this year to show newcomers where the rattlers hole up until springtime. Back in Sweetwater, Jaycees were busy cooking up fried rattlers, showing off their huge snake pits and milking snakes to develop antivenin for snake-bite victims.

97. BLM Arizona Strip Field Office - Reptiles And Amphibians Here we find the Great Basin rattler and the Grand Canyon rattler. Thesesnakes are moderately aggressive with moderate venom yield. http://azstrip.az.blm.gov/wildlife/Herps.htm

List of Reptiles and Amphibians of the Arizona Strip A Checklist of the Reptiles and Amphibians known or suspected to occur on the Arizona Strip. Information about Venomous Reptiles is included. The columns after each species describes the animal's abundance relative to other species and the habitat type where it is most often found. A = Abundance Codes Habitat Codes A =Abundant C =Common U =Uncommon R =Rare S =Spotty N =No record, but may occur G =Grassland S =Sagebrush M =Mountain Shrub P =Ponderosa Pine PJ =Pinyon and Juniper Woodland DS =Mojave Desert Shrub A =Aquatic R =Riparian O =Open, rocky or barren areas Reptiles and Amphibians SALAMANDERS A G S M P PJ DS A R O Tiger Salamander C x x TOADS A G S M P PJ DS A R O Great Basin Spadefoot Toad C x x x x x x Southwestern Toad (Arizona) C x x Woodhouse's Toad C x x x x Great Plains Toad N x x Red Spotted Toad C x x x FROGS A G S M P PJ DS A R O Canyon Tree Frog C x Pacific Tree Frog S x Leopard Frog C x x Bullfrog A x x TURTLES and TORTOISES A G S M P PJ DS A R O Spiny Softshell Turtle A x x Desert Tortoise C x LIZARDS A G S M P PJ DS A R O Banded Gecko C x x Desert Night Lizard C x x Chuckwalla C x x Desert Iguana C x x Zebra-tailed Lizard C x x Leopard Lizard C x x x x Collared Lizard C x x x x x Desert Spiny Lizard C x x x x x Western Fence Lizard U x x x x x x Eastern Fence Lizard C x x x x x x x Sagebrush Lizard A x x x x x x x Tree Lizard U x x x Long-tailed Brush Lizard U x x Side-blotched Lizard A x x x x x x Short-horned Lizard C x x x x Desert Horned Lizard C x x x x x Western Skink R x x x x x Many-lined Skink N x x x x x Painted Desert Whiptail C x x x x x x Little Striped Whiptail U x x x x Plateau Striped Whiptail C x x x x x Gila Monster U x x x SNAKES A G S M P PJ DS A R O Western Blind Snake

98. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake | Animal Facts | Chaffee Zoological Gardens Of Fres Rattlesnakes and Reptile Physiology for general information that applies to all snakesor all reptiles. They are ectothermic. Northern Pacific rattlers den up http://www.chaffeezoo.org/animals/northernPacificRattler.html

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake CLASS: Reptilia ORDER: Squamata SUBORDER: Serpentes FAMILY: Crotalidae [Some authors use Family: Viperidae, Subfamily: Crotalinae.] Crotalus viridis oreganus CLASSIFICATION: Squamata means "having (- ata ) scales ( squama (L))" and includes both lizards and snakes. The Order is divided into Suborder Sauria (lizards) and Suborder Serpentes, the snakes. Crotalidae comes from the Latin ( crotalum ) through the Greek krotalon , meaning "rattle." Viridis is Latin for "green" and, of course, oreganus refers to the location of the Type Specimen. The Prairie subspecies ( C. v. viridis ) has a distinctly green cast, as do some of the specimens in the Mojave Desert, hence the local name "Mojave Green." Most Mojave Pacific rattlers are not green and this snake should not be confused with the Mojave Rattler ( C. scutulatus

99. AFL Arizona Rattlers 2004 Arena Football Arizona Football League AzFL again kicks plus a bunch of short yardage runs by AZ that did not work left theSnakes dazed and confused. This was pretty much the end for the Rattlers. http://www.azfl.com/Rattlers/2004wk02DetroitPG.html

Back to Rattlers Main Click Logo to go to AzFL Main Catch the RATTLER REPORT every Friday from 6-8 PM on XTRA Sports 910AM during the Sports Edge - Presented by the AzFL Friday, February 13th, 2004 Detroit Shows AZ Wicked Mean Fury! It was supposed to be a bad day in the Snake Pit for the visitors from Detroit. TheFury QB, the AFL's stat leader in nearly every category was supposed to go home as second fiddle to AZ's Snake Charmer and another AFL top gun, Sed Bonner. When it was all over the Fury had a three touchdown win and the Rattlers were skinned alive. The Arizona offense again had an off night. In fact, they were downright invisible. How bad was it, not since 1993 has the team started with two losses. It was the first time the Fury beat the Rattlers. It was Detroits first win of the season. It was the first back to back home losses for the Rattlers since 2001.

100. The Progress Newspaper For Three Rivers, Texas With Three Rivers Shortly before her own snake experience, she had seen a mother rattlerand four offspring that had been run over on the Kaatz’s road. http://www.the-progress.com/story119.shtml

Friday's Internet Edition, June 11, 2004. Good year for rattlers means bad news for LOC bite victims Photo courtesy of Macy Ledbetter Pictured is a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in Live Oak County. By Amy M. Clark Editor, The Progress - Watch where you step! Two Live Oak County residents were victims of rattlesnake bites last week, with numerous others reporting an increase in snake-sightings. Both bites occurred in the Three Rivers area. Debbie Kaatz of Three Rivers was heading toward her house after checking on a horse when she was struck by a snake above her ankle. The three-foot rattler was lying in a two-inch clump of weeds on her asphalt drive. “I never saw him, and he never rattled until after he struck,” said Kaatz. “I’m a stickler about watching for snakes, but you never think you’ll see one on your own driveway.” She felt immediate pain and saw the snake slither into her garage, where her son killed it later that day. She drove herself to the doctor’s office, who sent her via ambulance to South Texas Regional Medical Center in Jourdanton. From there she was sent to a hospital in San Antonio. Kaatz said that she and her family had been seeing about two or three snakes a year for the nine years they have been living in a subdivision just west of Three Rivers. Shortly before her own snake experience, she had seen a mother rattler and four offspring that had been run over on the Kaatz’s road.

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